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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 28, 1896, 
radicans, E. O'Brienianum, and Cypripedium grande 
atratum was notable for the number of long-tailed 
flowers it carried. A plant of Anthurium scherzeria- 
num had a most striking effect standing at one end 
amongst the Orchids. Cattleya citrina and C. 
Acklandiae created considerable interest. 
Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., Southgate, also staged 
a grand lot of Laelias and Cattleyas. Very hand¬ 
some was the almost pure white flowers of Laelia 
purpurata Lewisii, the expanded lip of which was 
particularly attractive. Cattleya Mossiae and C. 
Mendelii were particularly well represented, both in 
quantity and quality. They also had a great many 
species and hybrids of Cypripedium, including a 
fine batch of C. bellatulum. Odontoglossum 
citrosmum, and several other species were well 
flowered. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, had a very 
extensive and valuable collection of Orchids in the 
same tent. Laelia purpurata, Cattleya Mossiae, C. 
Mendelii, and their varieties, constituted a leading 
and most important feature of this exhibit, indeed, 
Messrs. Low make a great speciality of those kinds. 
Nevertheless Oncidiums, Odontoglossums, Cypri- 
pediums, and Coslogynes were present in great 
variety. Particularly handsome were Cypripedium 
Gertrude Hollington, Cattleya Mossiae arnoldiana, 
Odontoglossum crispum Lowae, Phalaenopsis casta, 
P. brymeriana, P. leucorrhoda Lowae, and P. 
intermedia Portei. 
Messrs. Linden, L'Horticulture Internationale, 
Parc Leopold, Brussels, exhibited a few very choice 
Orchids in a group of new plants, and including 
Odontoglossum crispum albo-lutescens, O. Pescatorei 
guttatum, and Cattleya reineckiana exquisita. The 
sensation of this exhibit, however, was a magnificent 
Odontoglossum named O. augustum, a grandl}- 
blotched variety of O. crispum, which was sold to 
M. Jules Hye, of Ghent, for 300 guineas. 
Geo. H. Rolls, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. W. Pur. ; e- 
glove), Richmond Park, Bournemouth, had a very 
nice exhibit of Cattleyas and Odontoglossums mixed 
with Palms and Ferns. 
Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Buckell), Kingston Hill, showed a large piece of 
Laelia purpurata, numerous Odontoglossums, 
Cattleyas, and Cypripediums. 
Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, York, had a rockery 
built up chiefly of cork and tufa, and ornamented 
with flowering pieces of Odontoglossum crispum, 
Miltonia vexillaria, and Disa Veitchi Backhouse’s 
var., which was very rich in colour. 
TENT NUMBER V. 
A superb group of Roses in pots staged by Mr. 
Charles Turner, Slough, stretched right across the 
whole of the large tent. The arrangement was very 
pretty and effective, the group being lightened by 
the insertion of a number of Palms, and some neat ex¬ 
amples of Araucaria excelsa. Crimson Rambler was 
most conspicuous here, large pieces of it, which were 
a veritable profusion of bloom, being trained up the 
supports of the tent all along the back. A number of 
plants of it had also been formed into a fine central 
arch. In addition to these, some fine dwarf-trained 
bush plants came out strongly. A high order of 
merit marked the exhibit throughout, and than the 
samples forthcoming of such well-known varieties as 
Juno, Celine Forester, Ulrich Brunner, La France, 
Mrs. John Laing, Edward Moren, and Camille 
Bernardin, nothing finer could be desired. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, 
Herts, also set up a large group of Roses. In 
addition to a number of dwarf bushes which 
included Mrs. John Laing, Clio, Baroness Roths¬ 
child, Crimson Rambler, Magna Charta, and 
Margaret Dickson, a large quantity of well-grown 
standards were dotted here and there to break the 
monotony characterising a formal bank. Of varieties 
grown as standards, Medea. Corinna, Mme. Cusin, 
and Sylph were some of the most noticeable. A 
fine lot of cut blooms of the Queen of Flowers 
found a place in front of the pot plants. 
One of the most noteworthy features was furnished 
by some grand Nectarines in pots, which came from 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son’s establishment at Saw- 
bridgeworth. The plants throughout were clean 
and healthy, and were heavily laden with rich 
luscious fruit. Early Rivers was the variety shown. 
A collection of balloon-trained Clematises in pots 
was shown by Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., of 
Worcester. Imperatrice Eugenie, Lady Caroline 
Nevil, Gloire de St. Julien, Princess of Wales, Blue 
Gem, and Purpurea Elegans among the singles ; and 
Countess of Lovelace, among the doubles, were 
marvels of floral beauty; indeed the whole of the 
plants were much better flowered than those 
exhibited in previous years. A nice group of Roses 
in pots came from Mr. W. Rumsey, Joynings 
Nurseries, Waltham Cross, Herts. The plants were 
only of medium size, but bore striking evidences of 
high-class culture. Several boxes of cut blooms 
were also forthcoming, including fine samples of 
Marechal Niel, and Niphetos. 
One corner of the tent was occupied with a superb 
exhibit of miscellaneous flowering and foliage plants, 
contributed by Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, 
Highgate, N. Carnations were the most noteworthy 
feature here. Large numbers of Malmaison varieties 
in several shades of rose, blush, and crimson, were 
conspicuous as much by their dwarfness and vigour 
of habit as by the size and substance of their flowers. 
Grand clumps of Lilium Harrissi, Pimelia spectabilis, 
Erica ventricosa magnifica, E. candidissima, and 
Crassula ro sea, together with well-flowered Azaleas, 
Hydrangeas, and Spiraeas, all added their quota to 
the general effect, which was brilliant. 
The opposite corner of the tent was filled with a 
splendid lot of foliage and flowering plants arranged 
for effect by Mr. Wm. Iceton, Putney Park Lane, 
Roehampton. Mr. C. Blick, gardener to Martin 
R. Smith, Esq., The Warren, Hayes, Kent, showed 
a nice collection of Carnations in pots, m which such 
varieties as Eric Hambro, Mephisto, Lady Ulrica, 
Princess May, Lady of Grimston, Nell Gwynne, Pink 
Pearl, and Martin Smith, figured conspicuously. 
All the plants were characterised by great sturdiness 
of growth. 
For an account of Messrs. Peed's and Veitch's 
Caladiums, and Mr. H J. Jones’ Pelargoniums, see 
another column. 
A very effective group of Caladiums was set up by 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E. 
Beautifully coloured specimens of Clio, Triomphe de 
Comte, Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, and Charle¬ 
magne were especially praiseworthy. 
Messrs. Wills & Segar, Onslow Crescent, S. Ken¬ 
sington, gave yet another instance of their skill as 
decorators in the arrangement of a magnificent group 
of foliage plants. Superb clumps of Alocasia 
thibautiana, Anthurium crystallinum. Dracaena 
goldieana, together with Aechmeas, Fittonias, 
Codiaeums, and large specimens of Palms in variety, 
all showed up to great advantage and excited a deal 
of well-deserved admiration. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons were responsible for an 
exceedingly showy group of flowering plants, in 
which Paeonies, Azaleas in great variety, Lilium 
Harrissii, and Hydrangea paniculata, literally blazed 
with colour. Very noticeable also were the sprays 
of the white form of Wistaria sinensis, the racemes 
beiDg long and well flowered. 
Pot Roses were also well shown by Messrs. Paul 
& Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt. Splendidly 
grown and massive plants of William Warden, La 
France, and Juno, served to add a very imposing 
character to the group. The interest attaching to 
the exhibit was further enhanced by nice specimens 
of Madame de Watteville, Alphonse Soupert, Ulrich 
Brunner, Violet Bowyer, and Captain’Hayward. 
(See p. 611 top of third column). 
TENT NUMBER IV. 
In this tent was accommodated a variety ot flowering 
material in addition to Orchids. The individual 
groups were smaller than those in the large tent, but 
not a whit less showy. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, sent a neat 
lot of Lilium longiflorum giganteum in first-class 
condition, the fragrance of the waxy white flowers 
pervading the tent. Messrs. W. Balchin & Sons, 
Hassocks, Hove, and Brighton, as in former years 
staged small hard wooded plants in variety. The 
most noticeable part of this group was the central 
mound of the brilliant blue Leschenaultia biloba 
major. Boronia serrulata formed a bright rosy mass 
of colouring surrounding the central blue, whilst B. 
heterophylla, Erica candidissima, E. Cavendishii, and 
E. ventricosa magnifica, and Phaenocoma prolifera.all 
added to the display. Mr. R. Jensen, Cbingford, 
Essex, had samples of the new zonal Pelargonium, 
King of Denmark. Messrs. Thos. Cripps & Son, 
Tunbridge Wells, exhibited some clean and shapely 
Japanese Maples in considerable variety, also well 
flowered plants of Azalea rustica. 
Cattleya William Murray 
